• Find My Reference
• The My Account area of the library catalogue – this will affect self-service functionality, for example, reservations, renewals, bookings, etc although the catalogue will still be available for searches.
• NECTAR – The University of Northampton’s institutional repository
• The Exams database
• The A-Z list of databases although you will still be able to access these through Metalib.

 We apologise for any inconvenience this essential work may cause.

A basic issue and discharge service will be available from the Help Desks.

The conference will be brimming with new ideas to inform practice, advance teaching and learning pedagogy and utilise exciting new technologies.

For more information and to book on the conference visit www.northampton.ac.uk/llsconference or contact Charlotte Heppell at charlotte.heppell@northampton.ac.uk

For every 1,000 books they receive they:

•  Raise £33 for a literacy charity
•  Save 16 trees
•  Save 2 metres cubed of Landfill Space
•  Save 35,702 litres of water
•  Save 3,298 Kwh of Electricity
•  Save 646Kg of Greenhouse gases

There is now a dedicated library cleaner and we have more recycling bins. We have introduced roving staff with environmental and noise control as part of their duties and finally, we have created explicit social spaces, including a cafe, on the ground floor.

And it doesn’t stop there! In 2012 we will:

Strengthen the role of roving staff and continue the refurbishment to the upper floors.

“The library should be open longer”

We have extended opening hours to midnight and Sunday mornings and in 2012 we will open for 24 hours during the exam period.

“There are not enough computers in the library”

We have replaced all the old student PCs, increased the number of computers, including laptops for loan

and distributed computers across all floors of the library. In 2012 we will continue to increase the number of laptops for loan and plan to make them self service.

“Passwords are complicated, especially Athens”

We have introduced a single log in and password for all systems, including NILE.

“The photocopiers and printers are often not working”

All library photocopiers/printers have been replaced.

“There are not enough books”

The budget for books has been increased and we have reviewed numbers of key texts. Student-led purchasing of e-books directly from the catalogue has been introduced and we have increased the number of e-books (no restrictions on how many can look at the same time). We have also worked with academic staff to remove out of date books.

And it doesn’t end there! In 2012 we will:

Improve access to resources through the new Aspire reading list system.

“We want mobile access to University information and NILE”

 No problem! We provided the New University app iNorthampton.

This new service will replace the older system of using copy cards in libraries. Staff using this service will need their payroll number prefixed with either three or four zeros making the digits required up to eight numbers e.g. 00001234 or 00012345.

Staff are also required to have their TALIS pin number. If you do not know this, in the “Enter Borrower Barcode Box” type in your Novell log-in name on the Library Pin reminder request page. An email will be automatically sent to you with your unique four digit pin number.

Library staff can also help with these log-in details but please remember to bring your staff ID card with you as verification.

Readers can now click straight through from your profile to your NECTAR records, enabling them to find out much more about your research.

But think how much more impact you could have if the full text of your work was there too! Don’t forget our Open Access Week competition – a bottle of champagne is on offer to the people who deposit the most full content in NECTAR this week. See our Open Access Week web page for more details.